Talking Children Podcast Sarah Verdon

In this episode we deep dive into all the ways that sensory processing issues can show up in our lives. Some people are sensory seeking while others are sensory avoidant, others are somewhere in between depending on the context and the stimulus. We discuss our own sensory processing and modifications that can be made to the environment to support diverse sensory processing needs.

In this episode we discuss childhood apraxia of speech also known as CAS. We talk about this motor speech disorder, its prevalence, features and approaches to treatment.

In this episode we look at the statistics around the experience of mental health issues among people who are neurodiverse.

We also discuss why neurodiverse people are more vulnerable to abuse and what strategies we can put in place to reduce this vulnerability in children from an early age.

**Trigger warning, we discuss sexual abuse, suicide and domestic violence.

In this episode Lucia shares her honours research looking at the experiences of parents in raising children and supporting communication development in Australia.

This week we are sharing some insights into providing evidence based reading instruction - teaching kids to read, write and spell.



Helpful links for literacy:

https://www.learnwithlee.net/

https://twitter.com/lifelonglit?lang=en

https://www.readingdoctor.com.au/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogks_oVVPok

https://pamelasnow.blogspot.com/

https://svp-slp.com/the-ultimate-free-resource-guide-for-speech-language-pathologists/

Have you ever heard of the term echolalia?

Maybe its Gestalt Language Processing! This is a newer area of research in understanding different ways of acquiring language. Many Gestalt Language Processors are neurodiverse and so we see these types of communicators a lot in our work.

This episode dives into what GLP is and how we can support people who communicate using Gestalts.